Workbench for pizzerias, trattorias, restaurants, industrial kitchens and the like

ABSTRACT

A workbench for pizzerias, trattorias, restaurants, industrial kitchens and the like, includes a worktop ( 10 ) where the base of the product to be filled is placed. The worktop revolves around a vertical axis (K) and is capable of rotating around a horizontal axis (X), so that, when the workbench ( 100 ) is not in operation, the worktop ( 10 ) can be titled from a horizontal position to a substantially vertical position. The workbench ( 100 ) can be disassembled completely, with the subdivision into the various constituent groups which include, respectively, a worktop ( 10 ), a supporting frame ( 20 ), a shelf-carrying arm ( 30 ), and an electromechanical assembly ( 40 ), the groups being easily and rapidly reassembled.

The present invention relates to a workbench for pizzerias, trattorias,restaurants, industrial kitchens and the like, according to the generalpart of claim 1.

The well known filling operation is carried out in food preparation. Thefilling operation is usually carried out using workbenches consisting ofa fixed rectilinear worktop, on which the base product is spread out,which for example in pizzerias consists of a dough, as well as a shelf,also rectilinear and always fixed, on which bowls containing the variousbulk fillings are placed, which are taken as required by the operatorsaccording to the their needs.

Alternatively, in the patent document no. UB2015U101482 a workbench forpizzerias trattorias, restaurants, industrial kitchens and the like isdescribed (ref. 7), where the base of the product to be filled is put(ref. B), it revolves around a vertical axis and slides in front of twoor more operators (ref. P) who stand still, positioned around the outeredge of the above-said revolving flat surface and lay down the fillingstaking them from bowls (ref. C) arranged on shelves positioned withinreach.

In practice, the use of the rotating workbench, besides severaladvantages, the first of which is that not to tire the operators whofind all the filling products easily on hand, has also shown somedrawbacks which have limited their spread.

A first drawback is that the circular workbench, in order to ensure thattwo or more operators may work simultaneously, has to have asufficiently large diameter and be substantially positioned at thecenter of the space, entailing a problem of obstruction, whichconversely is not present in the worktables placed close to the walls.

In particular the obstruction problem becomes a significant negativefactor when the workbench is not being used, whereby an equipment isstill present which prevents free circulation in the space (for examplepublic places such as trattorias and restaurants are mentioned in whichthe pizzeria service is provided only during particular days or momentsof the day, while the general activity of the kitchen, for cooking fooddifferent from the pizzas, is always active during the whole day).

Moreover, the considerable spread of the so-called “takeaway pizzerias”has entailed the need to quickly open spaces in locations where thedemand for such products is greater, but also to close such places inlocations where the demand for “takeaway pizzas” is decreasing or is notvery profitable.

In both situations, it is always necessary to transfer the equipmentthat, due to its size, whether they are wall-mounted workbenches orrotating workbenches, is handled with difficulty.

The purpose of the present invention is that of making a workbench withthe worktop revolving around a vertical axis and with the operators whocan position themselves around its outer edge, which does not have thedrawbacks listed above.

Specifically, the purpose of the invention is that of making a workbenchwith a worktop revolving around a vertical axis that, when it is notbeing used, takes up a minimal amount of space.

Always specifically, the purpose of the invention is that of making aworkbench with a worktop revolving around a vertical axis, which can beeasily transported from one place to another without problems, to berapidly and simply assembled/disassembled.

These purposes are achieved by making a workbench for pizzerias,trattorias, restaurants, industrial kitchens and the like in which theworktop revolves around a vertical axis and slides in front of two ormore operators, which is characterized in that the worktop is capable ofrevolving around a horizontal axis, so that, when it is not operating,it can be tilted, positioning itself from a horizontal position to asubstantially vertical position.

These purposes are achieved by making a workbench for pizzerias,trattorias, restaurants, industrial kitchens and the like in which theworktop revolves around a vertical axis and slides in front of two ormore operators, which is characterized in that it can be disassembledcompletely, with the subdivision into the various groups which can beeasily and rapidly reassembled.

These purposes will become clearer through the description of onepossible embodiment thereof, made only by way of a non-limiting example,with the help of the attached figures, where:

FIGS. 1, 2, 3 (tab. I) represent elevation views of the inventiveworkbench with the worktop positioned in a horizontal, tilted andvertical position, respectively;

FIGS. 4, 5, 6 represent plan views of the workbench of FIGS. 1, 2, 3;

FIG. 7 (Tab. II) represents an exploded view of the workbench of FIG. 1,completely disassembled.

As can be seen in the figures, the inventive workbench, overallindicated with reference 100, comprises a worktop, a supporting frame 20and a shelf carrying arm 30.

The worktop 10 is capable of rotating up to 360° around the verticalaxis “K” and to rotate up to 90° around the horizontal axis “X” throughan electromechanical assembly 40, arranged below the worktop 10.

With this constructive solution, as is inferred from observing FIGS.1-6, which result in the possibility of rotating the worktop 10 from ahorizontal to a vertical position, the size of the entire workbench 100,decreases from the position of maximum overall dimension, when it isoperating, substantially due to the measure of the diameter “D” of theworktop 10, to the position of minimal overall dimension, when it is notoperating, substantially due to the maximum width “L” of the supportingframe 20.

As is shown in FIG. 7, the worktop 10 is dismountable into a base 11,fitted at the bottom with a flange (12), onto which the crankcase (13)is fastened, from which two lateral pivots 14 protrude to allow itstilting via rotation.

The supporting frame 20 is dismountable into two uprights 21, where thebrackets 22 are fixed, and which are supported by the crosspieces 23,held by the stakes 24 and equipped with wheels 25, and it is completedwith a lower bearing plane 26 and with the higher closure plugs 27.

The shelf-carrying arm 30 is dismountable into an arm 31, onto whichperforated shelves 32 are inserted, where the bowls (not shown)containing the fillings are placed.

The electromechanical assembly 40, which has to be inserted into thecrankcase 13, consists of a single unit containing an engine 41 and areduction unit 42.

The thus conceived invention is subject to modifications and variationsand its construction specifications can be substituted by technicallyequivalent elements, as long as everything falls into the inventiveconcept defined by the following claims.

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 7. A workbench (100) for pizzerias, trattorias,restaurants, industrial kitchens and the like, comprising a worktop (10)on which a product to be filled is placed, said worktop (10) revolvingabout a vertical axis (K) and being adapted to rotate about a horizontalaxis (X) so that when said workbench (100) is not in use said worktop(10) can be tilted from a horizontal position to a substantiallyvertical position, said workbench (100) being adapted to be completelydisassembled into constituent groups comprising said worktop (10), aframe (20) for supporting said worktop (10), a shelf-carrying arm (30),and an electromechanical assembly (40), said constituent groups beingeasily and rapidly reassembled.
 8. The workbench (100) for pizzerias,trattorias, restaurants, industrial kitchens, and the like, according toclaim 7, wherein said worktop (10) is dismountable into a base (11)having at a bottom thereof a flange (12) to which a crankcase (13) isattached, said crankcase (13) having two lateral pivots (14) protrudingtherefrom whereby said base (11) can be tilted by rotation about saidpivots (14).
 9. The workbench (100) for pizzerias, trattorias,restaurants, industrial kitchens, and the like, according to claim 8,wherein said frame (20) for supporting said worktop (10) comprises twodismountable uprights (21) each having a bracket (22) for supporting oneof said pivots (14), and being supported by crosspieces (23) braced bystakes (24) and provided with wheels (25), said frame (20) furthercomprising a dismountable lower bearing plane (26) and a pair of upperclosure plugs (27).
 10. The workbench (100) for pizzerias, trattorias,restaurants, industrial kitchens, and the like, according to claim 7,wherein said shelf-carrying arm (30) comprises a dismountable arm (31)onto which at least one perforated shelf (32) is fitted and whichsupports bowls containing filling product.
 11. The workbench (100) forpizzerias, trattorias, restaurants, industrial kitchens, and the like,according to claim 8, wherein said electromechanical assembly (40) isoperatively coupled to said crankbase (13) and comprises a unitary unitincluding an engine (41) and a reduction unit (42).